Former Michigan State point guard Drew Neitzel, who was not drafted on Thursday, will play for the Wolves’ summer league team in Las Vegas next month, and the team also is trying to get former Houston Rockets point guard John Lucas to play there with a team that will include Love and second-year players Richard and Corey Brewer. Former Winona State star Jonte Flowers also could be added.
Jon at TNABACG on the local media coverage of draft night and the trade with Memphis.
Jonathan Givony/DraftExpress gives the team an “A” for the trade:
You have to take your hat off for Kevin McHale for once. Not only did he go out and get the player he coveted the most in this draft—Kevin Love—he also managed to pick up a terrific player to compliment him in Mike Miller, while also unloading two nasty contracts (with three years remaining) in Greg Bucker and Marko Jaric. That might even qualify as a home-run in our book. Don’t look now, but Minnesota has firmly entrenched themselves to be huge players on the much anticipated 2010 free agent market, if they have the patience to continue to maintain their flexibility…
Kelly Dwyer/Ball Don’t Lie ranks the Wolves deal a 7 on a scale of 1-10:
I can’t believe I’m ripping a team for grabbing the best
player in the trade (Love) while securing and establishing even more cap
relief, but the idea of Love and Jefferson trying to defend more than
overwhelms the feeling of warmth I’m getting from Love and Jefferson
ham-and-egging it at the high and low post respectively. Hopefully I’m way, way
wrong.
player in the trade (Love) while securing and establishing even more cap
relief, but the idea of Love and Jefferson trying to defend more than
overwhelms the feeling of warmth I’m getting from Love and Jefferson
ham-and-egging it at the high and low post respectively. Hopefully I’m way, way
wrong.
This time around, McHale got it right. He accomplished his primary goal
of improving the roster by adding Miller, a great shooter and a good
rebounder, and he took a reasonable roll of the dice that Love will be
about as good an NBA player as Mayo, and might fit the Wolves’ roster
better.
of improving the roster by adding Miller, a great shooter and a good
rebounder, and he took a reasonable roll of the dice that Love will be
about as good an NBA player as Mayo, and might fit the Wolves’ roster
better.
The only way this deal backfires is if Mayo does become Kobe and Love becomes Paul Grant. I can’t see either happening.
McHale also continued to clean up his own mess.
It will be hard to see Mayo flourish in the coming years and Love
become a good, solid player — but only what he probably will be, a role
player.
become a good, solid player — but only what he probably will be, a role
player.
By late afternoon, Anger has turned over the keys of grief to
Depression. Yet another bland, 30-win season is in store for
Minnesota’s NBA team.
Depression. Yet another bland, 30-win season is in store for
Minnesota’s NBA team.
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